Idiopathic vitreomacular traction and macular hole: a comprehensive review of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment

DHW Steel, AJ Lotery - Eye, 2013 - nature.com
Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a common phenomenon in the aging eye. However,
this may be complicated by persistent symptomatic vitreomacular adhesions that exert …

[HTML][HTML] Current management of diabetic tractional retinal detachments

MW Stewart, DJ Browning… - Indian Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Twenty-five percent of diabetes-related vision loss stems from complications of proliferative
diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Panretinal photocoagulation has been the preferred treatment of …

Transconjunctival sutureless 23-gauge vitrectomy

C Eckardt - Retina, 2005 - journals.lww.com
One of the most innovative vitreoretinal surgery techniques introduced in recent years is
transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy developed by Fujii et al. 1, 2 In this procedure, three …

A 27–gauge instrument system for transconjunctival sutureless microincision vitrectomy surgery

Y Oshima, T Wakabayashi, T Sato, M Ohji, Y Tano - Ophthalmology, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficiency, preliminary safety, and feasibility of a 27-gauge
instrument system for transconjunctival microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) in a variety …

Incidence of endophthalmitis after 20-and 25-gauge vitrectomy

DY Kunimoto, RS Kaiser, WER Service - Ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess the incidence rate of endophthalmitis after 25-gauge pars plana
vitrectomy and to compare it with the endophthalmitis rate after 20-gauge pars plana …

Recent trends in the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

A Sodhi, LS Leung, DV Do, EW Gower, OD Schein… - Survey of …, 2008 - Elsevier
It has been nearly a century since Jules Gonin performed the first intervention for
rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, trans-scleral cautery, achieving successful outcomes …

Outcomes of 77 consecutive cases of 23-gauge transconjunctival vitrectomy surgery for posterior segment disease

HF Fine, R Iranmanesh, D Iturralde, RF Spaide - Ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To describe the initial experience, effectiveness, and safety profile of 23-gauge
instrumentation for a variety of vitreoretinal conditions. DESIGN: Single-center, retrospective …

Microincision vitrectomy surgery and intravitreal bevacizumab as a surgical adjunct to treat diabetic traction retinal detachment

Y Oshima, C Shima, T Wakabayashi, S Kusaka… - Ophthalmology, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of microincision vitrectomy surgery
(MIVS) combined with intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) as a surgical adjunct for treating …

Small-gauge pars plana vitrectomy: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology

FM Recchia, IU Scott, GC Brown, MM Brown, AC Ho… - Ophthalmology, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To review available peer-reviewed publications to evaluate the safety profile
and visual outcomes associated with small-gauge pars plana vitrectomy. METHODS …

Advantages and limitations of small gauge vitrectomy

JT Thompson - Survey of ophthalmology, 2011 - Elsevier
Small gauge vitrectomy utilizing 23-and 25-gauge instrumentation has definite advantages,
but also limitations, due to the physics of smaller instruments and sutureless surgery. Higher …